Chapter 287: Ma Wei's compulsion, deep hidden merit and fame
As soon as Ma Wei's words fell, he saw Vice President Anthony standing in front of him, as well as the surrounding members of the Olympic Committee, and his face suddenly showed a slight surprise!
"$60 billion?"
"Did I hear me right? 60 billion?"
Even Mayor Balcos, who was standing on the sidelines, was frightened by the astronomical figure reported by Mavi!
"Shhh...... 60 billion, it seems that our GDP in Sochi for two whole years is not so much..."Mayor Balcos, looking at Mavi in surprise.
Although he knew that since Ma Wei dared to say so, there must be his reliance. But the huge figure of $60 billion, in case someone picks up a peach halfway...... Then he, the mayor of Sochi, is going to be unlucky.
"Mr. Mavi, what you just said is serious?" Vice Chairman Anthony asked Mavi in confirmation.
The 1992 Barcelona Olympics cost $9.4 billion. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he was willing to spend $1.8 billion. The 2000 Sydney Olympics cost $3.8 billion. And Ma Wei's $60 billion is really out of the sky. If this happens, I am afraid that it will be the most gorgeous Olympics in history, as he said.
"That's right, Vice Chairman Anthony, $60 billion, not a penny less. Ma Wei replied with a faint smile. Although he can't come up with the money yet. But with the growth of Google's valuation and the success of the development of smartphones, he has a little squeeze on this huge amount of money in the eyes of everyone.
After listening to Ma Wei's affirmative words, Anthony, vice president of the International Olympic Committee, couldn't help but glance at the committee members. Three weeks ago, London, England, replied with a budget of $15 billion. Paris, France, has a budget of $7.5 billion. New York, the United States, is more picky, and is only willing to pay $1.5 billion. That's 1 billion more than the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics......
Although, the Olympic Games are dominated by the sportsmanship of "fair competition, mutual understanding, friendship and solidarity". However, bidding for this kind of international prosperity, the budget funds are not invested, and it is really not possible.
And Ma Wei's promise of 60 billion US dollars, to be honest, made some of the Olympic committee members present a little moved after hearing it. After all, they have never seen what the $60 billion Olympics will look like. The scene must have been extraordinarily magnificent......
After reporting the relevant Olympic budget, Mayor Mavi and Mayor Barcos, together with the IOC members, visited some infrastructure and rail transit hubs in Sochi. And to describe to them what kind of prosperity Sochi will reach in 11 years.
During the visit, Vice Chairman Anthony and others were somewhat surprised to find that the taxi driving on the streets of Sochi City and receiving tourists and citizens was actually a Lamborghini bull. And it seems to be of a public welfare nature, with a love donation logo on the body.
"Mr. Mavi, Mayor Balkos, your taxi in the city of Sochi...... Yes?" Vice Chairman Anthony couldn't help but ask Ma Wei and the others.
"Vice President Anthony, these taxis are a public service campaign created by the city of Sochi in cooperation with Lamborghini. Anyone who travels in a Lamborghini taxi contributes to charity. All proceeds are donated to a charitable foundation in Sochi. Ma Wei replied lightly.
"Of course, although the income is not much, Sochi is a famous tourist city that receives millions of tourists from all over the world every year. Therefore, the influence that this kind of public welfare publicity can bring is very huge. Ma Wei said eloquently.
These Lamborghini cattle taxis are one of the links he added to Sochi's bid for the Olympic Games. After all, most foreigners like to engage in charity and help others. In particular, the group of people in the Olympic Committee have a relatively high level of spiritual quality.
So as soon as I heard Mavi say, this is their public welfare promotion in Sochi and Lamborghini. The favorability went up gradually. Even some members of the Olympic Committee, who were not moved by the $60 billion budget, are now gradually opening their hearts and feeling better about the city of Sochi......
After some reception, the IOC members were also put on a plane and left Sochi. Over the next few weeks, they will vote carefully to choose the right Olympic city for them.
I have to say that after Mavi's intervention, the good performance of Sochi City has surpassed the original by too much. The 12 standards assessed by the Olympic Committee have also been perfected to impress the members of the Committee.
Three weeks later, Ma Wei, who was living a salted fish life at home, suddenly received a text message from Sister Amphelia and Belavina, "Ma Wei! In the first round of Olympic city voting, we in Sochi successfully advanced to the next round with a margin of 23 votes! The key is that among the five candidate cities, we have the most votes!"
It can be seen that the Amfilia sisters on the other end of the text message are very happy. Obviously, she also knows that Ma Wei's contribution is indispensable.
"23 votes? That's very good, and I guess the second round is stable. Ma Wei replied with a smile. Two days ago, he was still thinking about how many points he would get in the first round of voting. If there are more than 20 votes, there is a hope of competing for the Olympic city. Now that I have won first, as long as there are no surprises, there is no problem in advancing to the third and fourth rounds.
"Yes, yes, thanks to someone's help, otherwise my dad said that if he didn't do well in the first round, he would have been eliminated. "Sister Amphelia, you really dare to say anything in a text message. But it was inconvenient for Ma Wei to speak outright and discuss their father.
In the second round of voting, Sochi beat London, Paris, and New York, USA, and successfully advanced to the third round with 28 votes. This has made many Olympic fans in Russia feel ecstatic and proud.
Since the 1980 Moscow Olympics, Russia has not hosted an Olympics for 21 years. The previous two candidates were eliminated in the first and second rounds. It's really hard for the Chinese people to be motivated.
Mavi watched the TV reports and the Russian citizens in the news hoping that Sochi would become the city of the 2012 Summer Olympics. At this time, he can be described as "deeply hidden merit and fame".
In this life, I am really promising. Even the bid for the Olympic Games can participate in it and influence the situation. If the application is successful in the end, Ma Wei can really insert his waist for a while and revel in it.
In Russia, while waiting for the results of the third round of voting. In Ma Wei's personal mailbox, he suddenly received an annual email from Alipay. The email struck Mavi as familiar.
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